Reading Tasks

Earthquakes - Drop, cover, roll


WIKI Questions - Earthquakes

1. What is a person who studies an earthquake called?

2. What happens in an earthquake?

3. What are tectonic plates?

4. What should you do in an earthquake?

5. How is an earthquake caused?

Find an image for each of the questions and the answers


Week 8/9 'Matariki'
What is Matariki?
When does it take place?
Find a picture of the Matariki cluster of stars
Why is it important to Maori people?
What did people do during Matariki?
Go to this website and have a go at the interactive activity
Matariki Interactive
Copy these images onto your wiki page and write the Maori word underneath

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Find a picture for these maori words and write why they are important to Matariki.

Kaimoana
Flax weaving
Aotearoa

Here is a great video clip using sand art to show the story of Matariki for you to watch.Matariki sand art Can you name the two Auckland landmarks shown on the video?




Week 6/7 'The Water Cycle'
Find an image of each of the following words - condensation, precipitation, evaporation
In your own words write the meaning of these words on your wiki page.
Find a fun fact to share about water on your wiki page

Extra for experts -
- Try out your water cycle knowledge on this Reading Cloze
- tell me on your wiki page how the water cycle works?



Week 4/5 - Make a title for Living and Growing
- Find 4 images of things that are living - eg. human, bean plant, tiger
- Find 2 images of things that are not living (never have lived)
- Choose 5 words from vocab wall - find out their meaning, write a sentence with the word and find a picture for the word.

eg. fruit - A fruit is something that you eat that comes from a flower.
My favourite food is fruit! - Charlie
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